“A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.”
- Anon

“We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men
who have ‘crossed bridges’ in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.”
- Anon

“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.”
- William Blake

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
- Les Brown

“You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.”
- Henry Ford

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also
believe.”
- Anatole France

“The best way out is always through.”
- Robert Frost

“The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer… He can visualize
something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen.”
- Robert L. Schwartz

“The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.”
-Harold Taylor

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
- Mark Twain

“If you can imagine it,
You can achieve it.
If you can dream it,
You can become it.”
- William Arthur Ward

Originally posted 2009-11-27 10:33:18.

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
- Francis Bacon

“The way to miss success is to miss the opportunity.”
- Victor Chasles

“We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.”
- Walt Kelly

“Opportunity has power over all things.”
- Sophocles

“An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every
opportunity.”
- Sir Winston Churchill

“If it exists, it’s possible.”
- John P. Grier

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”
- Ann Landers

“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is
not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.”
- Orison Swett Marden

“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or
opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.”
- Bruce Marten

“We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.”
- Pogo

“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.”
- Flora Whittemore

Originally posted 2009-11-15 10:35:27.

“Honesty is the cornerstone of character.”
- B.C. Forbes

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
- Thomas Jefferson

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
- William Shakespeare

“Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive
you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong
forces pushing you toward failure.”
- Joseph Sugarman

Originally posted 2009-11-21 10:34:07.

“Success requires the vision to see, the faith to believe, and the courage to do.”
- Author Unknown

“Ambition, confidence, enthusiasm and success are produced by courage, faith, pride,
and hard work.”
- Harry F. Banks

“Success is not a matter of desire, but the product of hard work.”
- Jack Barringer

“To succeed, one must posses an effective combination of ability, ambition, courage,
drive, hard work, integrity, and loyalty.”
- Harry F. Banks

“Never mind what others do; better than yourself, beat your own record from day to do,
and you are a success.”
- William J.H. Boetckner

“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.”
- Maya Angelou

“They never fail who die in a great cause.”
- George Gordon Byron

“The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit
for the wins and the losses. Successes have many fathers, failures have none.”
- Philip Caldwell

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.”
- Bill Cosby

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of
children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to
appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has
breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new
plans to take the place of those which fail.”
- Napoleon Hill

Originally posted 2009-11-07 10:36:58.

A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.27)

Enter this DIFFERENT level of KNOWING/thinking, as described - 
Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering other is strength, mastering
yourself is true power.
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.33)

True wisdom seems foolish or childish.
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.45)

Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. 
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.19)

To find the origin, trace back to the manifestations. When you recognize the children and find the
mother, you will be free from sorrow. 
(would that be a Breakthrough for us and all of mankind?)
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.52)

In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Tao, every day
something is dropped. 
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.48)

Not knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. 
First realize that you are sick; then you can move towards health.
The master is her own physician.  She has healed herself of all knowing. Thus she is truly whole.
Lao-tzu – Tao de Ching (no.71)

Originally posted 2009-10-17 10:40:52.

“Whatever strengthens and purifies the affections, enlarges the imagination, and adds
spirit to sense, is useful.”
- Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.”
- Henry Ward Beecher

“I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from
the strong.”
- Leo Rosten

“We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs
it far more.”
- Madame Swetchine, The Writings of Madame Swetchine

Originally posted 2009-11-17 10:35:03.

“We’re taking action against evil people. Because this great nation of many religions understands, our war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by the Muslim people. Our war is a war against evil. This is clearly a case of good versus evil, and make no mistake about it — good will prevail.”

Remarks by the President George W. Bush at a Town Hall Meeting with Citizens of Ontario Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, California January 5, 2002

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“Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration and thanksgiving for millions of Americans. And your joy during this season enriches the life of our great country. This year, Eid is celebrated at the same time as Hanukkah and Advent. So it’s a good time for people of these great faiths, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, to remember how much we have in common: devotion to family, a commitment to care for those in need, a belief in God and His justice, and the hope for peace on earth.”

Remarks by the President in Honor of Eid Al-Fitr The Diplomatic Reception Room December 17, 2001

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“The teachings of many faiths share much in common. And people of many faiths are united in our commitments to love our families, to protect our children, and to build a more peaceful world. In the coming year, let us resolve to seize opportunities to work together in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. Through our combined efforts, we can end terrorism and rid our civilization of the damaging effects of hatred and intolerance, ultimately achieving a brighter future for all.”

President’s Message for Eid al-Fitr December 13, 2001

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“According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the Holy Qur’an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the month of Ramadan. That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements.”

Remarks by the President George W. Bush At Iftaar Dinner The State Dining Room, Washington, D.C. November 19, 2001

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“The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qur’an. It teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace.”

President George W. Bush’s Message for Ramadan November 15, 2001

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“This new enemy seeks to destroy our freedom and impose its views. We value life; the terrorists ruthlessly destroy it. We value education; the terrorists do not believe women should be educated or should have health care, or should leave their homes. We value the right to speak our minds; for the terrorists, free expression can be grounds for execution. We respect people of all faiths and welcome the free practice of religion; our enemy wants to dictate how to think and how to worship even to their fellow Muslims.”

President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia November 8, 2001

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“All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.”

Remarks by President George W. Bush to the Warsaw Conference on Combating Terrorism November 6, 2001

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“I have assured His Majesty that our war is against evil, not against Islam. There are thousands of Muslims who proudly call themselves Americans, and they know what I know — that the Muslim faith is based upon peace and love and compassion. The exact opposite of the teachings of the al Qaeda organization, which is based upon evil and hate and destruction.”

Remarks by President George W. Bush and His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan The Oval Office, Washington, D.C. September 28, 2001

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“Americans understand we fight not a religion; ours is not a campaign against the Muslim faith. Ours is a campaign against evil.”

President George W. Bush Remarks by the President to Airline Employees O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois September 27, 2001

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“The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them.”

President George W. Bush’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. September 20, 2001

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“I’ve made it clear, Madam President, that the war against terrorism is not a war against Muslims, nor is it a war against Arabs. It’s a war against evil people who conduct crimes against innocent people.”

Remarks by President George W. Bush and President Megawati of Indonesia The Oval Office, Washington, D.C. September 19, 2001

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“The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don’t represent peace. They represent evil and war.”

Remarks by the President at Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. September 17, 2001

Originally posted 2009-06-06 02:20:30.

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

”A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough.” – Ronald Reagan

“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”- General George S. Patton

”The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” – Ray Kroc

”It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.” – Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

”He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”- Aristotle

“The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.” – Walter Lippmann, 1889-1974

“I have to follow them. I am their leader.”- Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin, Leader of the French Revolution of 1848

”People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those people who sit still and inquire, why wasn’t it done the other way?” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” – Harry Truman

”The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.“- Kenneth Blanchard

”A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.“- Unknown Author

“To lead people, walk beside them … As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.”- Lao Tzu

“The best [leader] is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” – Arnold H. Glasgow

Originally posted 2009-06-04 02:20:08.

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

”A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough.” – Ronald Reagan

“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”- General George S. Patton

”The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” – Ray Kroc

”It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.” – Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

”He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”- Aristotle

“The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.” – Walter Lippmann, 1889-1974

“I have to follow them. I am their leader.”- Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin, Leader of the French Revolution of 1848

”People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those people who sit still and inquire, why wasn’t it done the other way?” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” – Harry Truman

”The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.“- Kenneth Blanchard

”A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.“- Unknown Author

“To lead people, walk beside them … As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.”- Lao Tzu

“The best [leader] is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” – Arnold H. Glasgow

Originally posted 2009-07-05 01:43:41.

“Bringing up a family should be an adventure, not an anxious discipline in which everybody is constantly graded for performance.” — Milton R. Saperstein

“The best inheritance a person can give to his children is a few minutes of his time each day.” — O. A. Battista

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.” — William Shakespeare

“To get more time with your family, limit and restrict television, newspapers, and outside activities.” — Brian Tracy

Patience quotes
“Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.”– Samuel Smiles

“The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.” -
- Jim Rohn

“Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.” — Jean Baptiste Moliere

“Adopt the pace of nature. The secret is patience. A bottle fills drop by drop.” — Max Steingart